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Evolving a disjunctive predator prey swarm using PSO : adapting swarms with swarms.
(2006-02-15)Swarm Intelligence is the study of "the emergent collective intelligence of groups of simple agents." Recent research has explored the important applications in the field of business, telecommunications, robotics and ... -
Data compression application to the MIL-STD 1553 avionics data bus.
(2006-05-11)With the current state of legacy military avionic systems reaching its ceiling in memory space, processing power, and data-bus through-put (bandwidth), a need has arisen to maximize its limited resources to avoid extensive ... -
Java bytecode compilation for high-performance, platform-independent logical inference.
(2006-05-11)Automated reasoning systems are powerful computer programs capable of solving complex problems. They are characterized as computationally intensive having high performance requirements. Very few reasoning systems have ... -
The influence of load on kinematics of computer-simulated sagittal-plane lifting.
(2006-05-11)Researchers have shown that lifting kinematics change predictably with increased load. To test whether these kinematics patterns are intrinsic or voluntary, a computer model was developed to simulate lifting in the sagittal ... -
Development and implementation of real-time distributed network with the CAN protocol.
(2006-05-27)One of the most interesting applications of a new field of mathematics called dynamic equations on time scales is the modeling, analysis and design of distributed control networks. This thesis documents the development ... -
Design of a microwave sensor for non-invasive determination of blood-glucose concentration.
(2006-05-27)Diabetes is a disease that afflicts millions worldwide. To control the effects of this disease, diabetics must check their blood glucose levels on a regular basis. Currently, all daily glucose monitoring techniques are ... -
The design and validation of an impinging jet test facility.
(2006-05-28)An experimental jet impingement facility was constructed with the capability of conducting a detailed analysis of the local heat transfer coefficients beneath an array of large impinging jets. The facility was validated ... -
Analysis of transaction throughput in P2P environments.
(2006-05-28)In recent years P2P systems have gained tremendous popularity. Support of a transaction processing facility in P2P systems would provide databases at a low cost. Extending distributed database algorithms such as 2PC and ... -
A new modality for microwave tomographic maging: transit time tomography.
(2006-07-22)A new method for tomographic imaging using time delay of microwaves as they pass through objects of varying dielectric is presented. To obtain this delay measurement, recording of transmitted waveforms is performed when ... -
A comparison of field programmable gate arrays and digital signal processors in acoustic array processing.
(2006-07-29)The Field Programmable Gate Array's (FPGA) constant growth in computing power has given embedded system developers a choice to replace their current processors with a FPGA. However, most systems continue to use the original ... -
Determining the complex permittivity of materials with the Waveguide-Cutoff method.
(2006-07-31)A new method for the determination of complex permittivity values is explained. The Waveguide-Cutoff method consists of a rectangular chamber with loop antennas for excitation from a Vector Network Analyzer. It then ... -
PG-means: learning the number of clusters in data.
(2007-03-19)We present a novel algorithm called PG-means in this thesis. This algorithm is able to determine the number of clusters in a classical Gaussian mixture model automatically. PG-means uses efficient statistical hypothesis ... -
Principal component and neural network calibration of a microwave frequency composition measurement sensor.
(2008-03-03)Microwave sensors are becoming more prevalent throughout a variety of industries. While providing an effective form of measurement, microwave sensors are difficult to calibrate and provide results which can be difficult ... -
Experimental investigation of a time scales linear feedback control theorem.
(2008-03-03)Dynamic equations on time scales comprise an exciting new area of research in mathematics which promises applications in many areas, particularly control theory. This thesis describes the design and implementation of a ... -
Calibration methodology for a microwave non-invasive glucose sensor.
(2008-06-09)Non-invasive measuring techniques for determining biological parameters are more heavily researched with the growth of the biomedical industry. One of the top areas in non-invasive research deals with diabetes. This ... -
"Two-way" obliviousness in general aspect-oriented modeling.
(2008-10-01)A key problem in software development is producing systems that are maintainable even as the concerns at play evolve. Aspect-oriented programming (AOP) seeks to foster maintainability by isolating the specifications of ... -
A linked-plane obstacle-set algorithm for modeling broad muscle paths : application to the deltoid muscle.
(2008-10-01)Computer modeling is commonly used to simulate muscle paths for the study of human biomechanics. Because some muscles, such as broad muscles, have complex morphology, modeling the paths of these muscles can be challenging. ... -
An evaluation of CoWare Inc.'s Processor Designer tool suite for the design of embedded processors.
(2008-12-01)The goal of this thesis is to evaluate the Processor Designer family of tools from CoWare, Inc. Processor Designer uses the L.I.S.A. 2.0 (Language for Instruction Set Architecture) language. The evaluation is being ... -
Using GF(2) matrices in Simulation and Logic Synthesis
(2009-01-23)GF(2) matrices are matrices of ones and zeros under modulo 2 arithmetic. Like the GF(2) polynomials used in error detection and correction, they have many potential uses in Electronic Design Automation (EDA). Non-singular ... -
Using GF2 Matrices to Simplify Boolean Logic
(2009-01-23)Conventional logic simplification can be couched in terms of singular GF(2) matrices. The advantage to doing this is that different matrices can be used to combine terms that are separated by a Hamming distance greater ...